In October 2019, an MoU was signed for Sierra Leone to participate in India's Pan-African Tele-Education and Tele-Medicine initiatives (e-VidyaBharati and e-ArogyaBharati or e-VBAB). More than 547 Sierra Leoneans have enrolled themselves under the e-VidyaBharati programme so far and have received/are receiving online education in various courses from Indian Universities.
As part of e-VBAB, a Learning Centre has been established in the Library Building at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. The Learning Centre consists of a computer lab and multimedia room for students for attending lectures and taking examinations. All the equipment required for this project (26 sets of computer systems, large smart-screens, networking equipment, UPS, furniture, etc.) have been provided by GoI through TCIL who will also pay for the monthly charges towards internet, in accordance with the aforementioned MoU.
Sierra Leone is one of the beneficiaries of ITEC scholarships and is provided 50 seats every year in different programmes in various institutes in India. ICCR also provides 15 slots to Sierra Leone for UG, PG and Ph.D courses in India from 2021.
In 2018, five officers from the National Digital Crime Resource and Training Centre (NDCRTC) of IT Wing of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad visited Sierra Leone and imparted training to the Cyber Crimes Bureau of the Sierra Leone Police.
